아국

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 我國.

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈa̠(ː)ɡuk̚]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?aguk
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?agug
    McCune–Reischauer?aguk
    Yale Romanization?ākwuk

    Noun

    아국 • (aguk) (hanja 我國)

    1. (literary) our country
      Synonym: 우리나라 (urinara)